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Wallsend Colliery
C/Gas Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the C or Gas Pit, Wallsend Colliery. October 18th, 1784
Shaft Details
Sunk: 18 Oct 1784
Approximate surface level 122 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Sunk to the scaffold |
108 |
0 |
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108 |
0 |
| Box |
54 |
0 |
|
162 |
0 |
| White post, with water |
30 |
0 |
|
192 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
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192 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
33 |
6 |
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225 |
11 |
| Strong white post, with whin girdles and scamy partings |
14 |
0 |
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239 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
78 |
0 |
|
317 |
11 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
320 |
11 |
| Whin |
2 |
6 |
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323 |
5 |
| Strong white post, with whin girdles and metal partings |
36 |
7 |
|
360 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
372 |
0 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
0 |
|
373 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
379 |
0 |
| Whin |
2 |
6 |
|
381 |
6 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
386 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with water |
4 |
0 |
|
390 |
0 |
| Black metal, with girdles and catheads |
3 |
0 |
|
393 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
406 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
406 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
408 |
3 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
411 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
9 |
3 |
|
421 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
421 |
9 |
| Grey metal and metal stone |
11 |
3 |
|
433 |
0 |
| White post |
24 |
0 |
|
457 |
0 |
| White girdly post and metal partings |
17 |
0 |
|
474 |
0 |
| White post, with mixture of whin girdles, metal partings, and much water |
25 |
3 |
|
499 |
3 |
| Blue grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
500 |
9 |
| White post, with metal partings |
10 |
6 |
|
511 |
3 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
511 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
0 |
|
512 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
3 |
|
516 |
0 |
| Soft black and blue metal, with water |
18 |
0 |
|
534 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
540 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with coal pipes |
1 |
6 |
|
541 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
543 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with whin girdles |
32 |
0 |
|
575 |
0 |
| Whin |
4 |
0 |
|
579 |
0 |
| Grey scamy post, with coal pipes |
10 |
0 |
|
589 |
0 |
| Blue grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
591 |
4 |
| Grey and white post |
2 |
3 |
|
593 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
2 |
|
594 |
9 |
| White and grey post |
2 |
4 |
|
597 |
1 |
| Black grey metal |
1 |
3 |
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598 |
4 |
| Grey scamy post girdles and metal partings |
3 |
6 |
|
601 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone and post girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
608 |
4 |
| Black grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
610 |
6 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
616 |
6 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume U-Z, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1897
 original entry for sinking/boring number 2130 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume U-Z, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1897"
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